The Yaz is in love with the doctor moment for me was pathetic writing from Chibnall. First, I am not against a same sex love interest for the doctor. My problem is that this was ignored and never developed properly in the entire run of 13th doctor. And to finally bring it up in the third to last ever episode of the 13th doctor just smacks to me of Chibnall writing for the fan fiction stories.
In regards to Sarah attacking the Doctor, I think I like that because there have been so many times where guest characters or casts just blindly follow the Doctor 2 minutes into an episode. It was nice to see someone turn vicious and frustrated at the Doctor because she's continually failed to save people's lives.
I agree with you I actually liked it. Because, she was right it was the Doctors fault and I’m glad they finally said something about it because usually they don’t say anything and just blindly follow the Doctor and are usually killed. Xx
Absolutely agree. Usually, the only people that push back are secondary (and deliberately annoying) extras who die in the next scene just to emphasize that "The Doctor was right!" I really enjoyed seeing someone that didn't just fall in line immediately, but also wasn't permanently killed off 30 seconds later as an object lesson of not questioning the Doctor.
River was a special case, since she was an unofficial Time Lord. Like Missy told Clara, the Doctor's Companions are essentially unusually smart pets. They keep the Doctor from getting lonely, help with (relatively) simple tasks, and eventually die or leave. The Doctor is sad for a short while, and then gets another one.
Best line of the episode, and to think he must have named a character just to put this line in. Dalek - “My name is not Nick.” I guess the Dalek didn’t look at the credits then?
Maybe I missed something, but why did the Doctor assume that midnight was THE deadline, especially when they were trapped in a time loop--yet she couldn't figure out that the TARDIS was behind it? Do Daleks celebrate New Year's? (Okay...I'd love to see them in plastic party hats that blink "HAPPY 2022!")
David Tennant said it best during the episode with Rose when he said to her "You can spend the rest of your life with me, but I can't spend the rest of my life with you. He meant that since he ages because people of his/her race, age a lot differently than a human being, it would never work and he knew exactly what would happen. That has been the case for decades, but it only came up in the modern era. The only relationship that could've worked would be Romanadvoratralundar
I agreed with most of the points especially about Yaz and the Doctor (me and my sister just looked at each other grinning at that part) but I disagree with the point about Dan not knowing what a Dalek is. He does know what they are because of the doctor using them to stop the flux. I think he was just pretending not to know what they were to distract it and gain the Doctor and Yaz more time because when the Dalek figures it out he says ‘took you long enough’ and also when Sarah calls it a robot Yaz and Dan both turn around and say Dalek in unison implying that he does know what it is. As for Sarah and Nick not knowing what it was I don’t understand that because of all the Dalek attacks in the past. That’s my thought anyway
@@SuperCrazyfin yes but not because he’s never seen one before. He has he was asking what they actually was? Because the Doctor never explained it to him. She just said their name and what the plan was. She didn’t tell him anything else about them. He probably worked out himself previously that they was alien but he didn’t know what type they was. All the others that they came across during “Flux” was explained to him exactly what they was and where they was from Etc… with the exception of the “Daleks” they was never explained to him so he didn’t know anything about them until now.
@@nathanlouis2325 They probably heard about the time The Doctor destroyed a whole Dalek Fleet with a Regeneration (11th Doctor's Regeneration Reset) And just chose to miss because they don't want the Building to blow up with a Regeneration xD and we all know that The Dalek's cannot cause a True Regeneration, They only managed to kill The Doctor once.
Before the 12th Doctor i would understand, since Capaldi Doctor's save young Dravos on season 9, maybe somehow for the sake of their own protection they unintentionally wouldn't shoot The Doctor straight, but now with 13th this excuse wouldn't work so
Folks! Please don't take my original comment seriously. I was drunk and in a humorous mood. It was a joke. Please accept it as such. As much as I love the entire series, I never dissect it like you are doing. I enjoy it for the fun, entertainment value it has given me for the almost 40 years that I have been watching it.
Only thing they got right for me was the Dalek voice. Deep, powerful, frightening. Sadly, the characters didn't behave remotely as scared as I would. They weren't even scared of dying over and over by Daleks. So much naff. And was the mom in the loop too? Did that mean the whole world was in the time cycle? Only thing I like about Who in Chibnall Era is the introduction of John Bishop. A genuinely likeable, interesting character. Shame we lost Kevin McNally in Flux. Couldn't he be the new Doctor? Those two would rock it as Doctor/Companion. Also, that rousing speech was embarrassingly bad and patronizing. I turned it off, could't face the simple dialogue.
I thought Sarah was spot on for calling out the Doctor as responsible for the Dalek's intrusion on her New Year's Eve, but it somehow seemed a surprising leap of insight into the events playing out around her - time loop and all.
One of my downs is the TARDIS did not get a new control room as a result of the reset. With the walls rotating at the start of the reset it looked like we might get a new control room but no.
About Dan not knowing a Dalek: Considering the fact that Dan was pretending to hold a box and say “hey, I need a storage unit, can u help me?” He’s obviously playing with them and distracting them, he has at least heard about em
I agree this episode ( Yes I know it was a special but it really just felt like an episode - No "Waters of Mars" here) had such great potential, a Ground Hog Day adventure, great!!! But it fell flat!!! The idea that yes we would have some explanation after the flux and what the long term effect of the flux on the universe would be with the Earth being the only planet truly untouched.... Yet this all gets skipped over and its just lets just flush the rest of the flux out of the Tardis. Also felt the episode suffered from to much "Telling it not Showing it" Over explanation.
The Yaz/Doctor shipping in this has made me really want Mandip to stay in the TARDIS when the Doctor regenerates, especially if the Doctor turns into a man again. You can have Yaz have a conflict and then realise they're still the person she loved. It would be a smart, subtle nod to trans spouses without being completely on the nose. It would do a lot for trans acceptance in a subtle way
Headcannon is that Jeff is the same character from the 11th hour and the fact 13 didn't look at all the storage rooms and say 'blimey! Get a girlfriend jeff' is a missed opportunity
I was watching the 11th hour recently and I was thinking the same thing last night! Also it would have been fun knowing that Jeff definitely didn't search for better things on his laptop, in fact now it might be a little dangerous too instead of what I assume was just porn in the 11th hour (I'm referencing the doctor going "and clean up your search history"
I've known a lot of Sarah's (women and men), so it felt familiar with me. Some people can come from a family or life that causes them to get vicious and blaming pretty quickly, then super sweet the next mind. It's usually a sign that they had a mentally rough upbringing, or are dealign with something in life.
See I think Sarah going after the Doctor makes sense and works considering most of the time there’s a special episode with guest stars then the new characters will just blindly follow the doctor for no apparent reason. I like that while she is willing to follow the doctor, she won’t just stay in her lane and stay quiet. And she’s technically right, it is the doctor’s fault and after hearing that she should be able to say how she feels. Also Sarah and Dan were the MVP’s of this episode for me. Dan knew both the doctor and Yaz have feelings for each other put he didn’t push the doctor into saying something, unlike with Yaz. Instead he just wants the doctor to be honest with themselves. And Aisling Bea is just brilliant 😂
To me that made the whole reset redundant unless you wanna think of all the TARDIS problems this pass season as forshadowing for a new years special in which by the end nothing had actually happened if you think about it
As much as we don't like Chris Chinballs writing for the 13th Doctor or the show to me there is no denying that Jodie is a good fit! Aisling was a brilliant choice for a guest appearance!
Yeah she probably would of been better with better writing. Unfortunately her era is plagued with timeless children which just killed the Chibs era for me. I did not watch series 13 but I heard she was good in that season as well. Maybe she will get a redemption on Big Finish I guess.
The BBC experiment for me the last few seasons has been a big failure. Jodie has been outshone first in season one by a companion, in the second outshone by another Dr, maybe poor writing but she's never pit her own stamp on being the Dr - most of the time it's like she's reading the script. Overall, the worse Dr since Dr Who's rebirth.
I think this was actually the best episode of doctor 13. No subtle or not so subtle educational or environmental messages. No rewriting of canon. Just a decent sci-fi adventure. The only downs for me were Sarah's meanness and the daleks poor shooting. Agree with the rest.
It was all good apart from the cringe poorly delivered speech the doctor does about friendship and failing and life and whatever it was just so unnecessary and seemed to think it was more meaningful than it actually was. And the Jodie and Yaz stuff 🤦🏻♂️ the doctors romance with rose was explored across multiple naturally occurring moments. Same with Riversong. Felt weird after Rose but it still entirely believable But with these two? When you’ve got such poor performances from them both nothing they say is believable. There’s no chemistry there at all. And the reciprocated romance from the doctors side has come literally from nowhere
1) It seems like it took a long time for someone to realize that if you are between two Daleks, duck down when they fire and take both out! I cheered & at the same time said "it's about time someone thought of it!" 2) If Yaz and the Doctor wanted to hook up, wouldn't/shouldn't the Doctor first explain to Yaz about regeneration and warn her ahead of time that she might regenerate as a he?
Yaz already knows about Regeneration, It was mentioned in front of her a lot, Especially in Series 12 Episode 1, Where Steven Fry's Character says The Doctor is always a man, and She says she had an Upgrade in front of Yaz, Ryan, and Graham, and She even said to Yaz the first minute they met that she was just a White Haired Scotsman, Yaz has been present in times where The Doctor has mentioned Regeneration so I am sure she put 2 and 2 together. The Doctor never fully explained Regenerations to Clara, She just eventually figured it out herself by seeing his older incarnations.
Yaz doesn't know about the doctors impending death...it gets complicated when you tell someone "I like you to, but it's really gonna destroy both of us when I get killed in a few months, come back as someone else and probably have little or no memory of us". Plus there's that whole curse of the immortals thing that 10 explained to rose in school reunion.
@@kennethbrynleyjohnsweet4252 Yeah, I don't like how The Doctor tells Certain Companions about Regeneration, The only Companion in Modern Who in Russell's first run who was told, was Martha, The Doctor never told Rose or Donna, Heck The Doctor never fully explained it to Amy or Rory, his Parent's-in-law. He somewhat Told Clara persay, but Bill only found out in the last-ish episode of Capaldi
I suspect the casting of the mother was a reference to the way that time loops go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go… well, yeah, ya get it.
Aisling was by far the best thing in this episode! She is such a great comedienne and actress. Also, Jeff (Geoff?) is clearly a doomsday preper lol. How do we know Dan outted Yaz? She was already an adult when we met her, she may be out already.
I love the relationship that the dr has had with yas (I know that’s not how you spell it can never remember how to spell it) it’s been so subtle though out this last season and even now when they are putting it out there it’s still subtle
8:17 that made me feel excited too :D because it was handled very genuine and slowly throughout everything, I liked it, and cuz the Doctor has a deep history of losing people, so to lose Yaz too scares her more than anything, cuz she’s gotten very close
I've said it before, and I'll likely say it again: I think Jodie Whittaker was brilliant! And in no way is responsible for any problems Doctor Who had during her time as The Doctor. And she has nothing to apologize for. It's my thought, and I could be wrong, that there were people of there, (a vocal minority I think,) who decided to 'hate' her Doctor the moment they heard a lady was going to be playing the part. (I've been rooting for Joanna Lumley ever since I learned she was considered for the role in the 80's. I was a big fan of "the New Avengers" in the 70's.) I wish she could've stayed on, if only briefly for the return of Russel T. Davies, and I hope she'll be back for some visits in the coming series. Sorry... I'll put my soap box away. As always thank you so very much for the video. And Happy Holidays.
I agree. Initially I wasn't sure if I could enjoy a female Doctor. And the 1st episode didn't help. But I soon realized that she has done a fine job. It's simply the writing that has been a problem. IMO (as an American fan) worst writing in the history of the entire series.
7:44 To be fair it was the Doctor's fault as she, (Or her TARDIS) created the time loop, also this is not the first time the Doctor did this. See "The Armageddon Factor", now!
Chibnall - I'm going reuse the idea of Daleks on New Years for the special. Also Chibnall - I'm going to lean into the meta of repetition and base the entire plot around it. Also also Chibnall - I'm gonna make this a damn fine episode!
I'm no a fan of the doctor being in any relationship. But then I see the hate and suddenly it doesn't matter anymore. I just hope yaz gets a happy ending.
I wanna know if the guy that took a pic of the fireworks is the same man from Whitaker's 1st episode as the Doctor when on the train? I'm pretty sure it is. And if so, could he return or is this some sort of clue for the Autumn special?
The thing that wrapped up the Jeff character was that he turned out to be the guy that was being hunted by Tim Shaw in Jodies first episode. The taxidermy hinted at him becoming the hunter of sorts, the tinned food was a survival instinct, he didnt have an underground bunker but probably felt a storage unit was the next best thing and he was such a strange character in his first appearance beef and beans was in no way a suprise favourite food of his. Plus the fireworks and lab were probably a defence strategy just incase another or the same alien threat returned for him. I did feel it was another up, it was unexpected when the woman that fell to earth, episode we would ever see or even hear from the Jeff character again.
Oh! totally didn't think about that possibility! Really? What do you base that conclusion on? Or are you totally spitballing? Either way great conclusion!!
.This episode needed to go some way to washing away the bad taste left by Flux's finale, and for the most part, it succeeded. It was entertaining. it had some proper laugh out loud moments, and the core concept was handled reasonably well. Aisling Bea's Sarah brought a lot, and part me wonders how much of an impact Aisling herself had on the way her character was written, as it had the fingerprints of her comedy all over it. The characters developed, and each character given enough room to breath with derailing the main story. Though I'm not sure I give Sarah and Nick's Burgeoning relationship long without the threat of imminent extermination (also, we only have his word for it all those exes are Alive) . It felt that they were pushed together by story conventions, to drive forward the Doctor and Yaz romance subplot, and whilst they aimed for "Adorkable" with Nick, it still hit creepy by my book. Perhaps a better resolution would have had them actually deciding to properly get to know each other rather than jetting off into the sunset. Though it wasn't fully explained how the Daleks were still murdering their way through the universe, apart from a throw away line about the "war fleet"(aren't all Dalek fleets war fleets essentially?) It was nice to see the Doctor having to deal with the consequences of her casual genocide in Flux. Kind of. I feel like the impact could have been greater if someone had died, Probably Sarah, to really hammer home the guilt. The time time loop was handled reasonably well, and I liked them throwing off the Daleks' predictions by being totally random. The shortening loop was a neat idea to maintain tension, though the timings of everything were really fudged at the end there. They did a hell of a lot in that final minute. Including getting that massive cart of explosive material down from the fifth floor to the basement in that lift. Stretched credulity a little bit. The Daleks were handled reasonably. I liked the way they adapted to each loop (but they probably should gave killed the power every time), but they ran into the Daleks biggest weakness; an inability to hit a target that's moving in any direction at all. Even If that direction is directly directly away from them down a narrow corridor. I was also very confused as to why the Daleks just stopped trying once they were out of the time loop. Didn't make a jot of sense. I was sitting through the final scene in front of the rubble expectantly waiting for one to turn up and just start blasting, but sadly, no. All told, a reasonable, fun and entertaining episode, definitely intended to be enjoyed with family just after a new year's day roast when you've just finished off the prosecco from the night before. Happy new year everyone. I hope this year brings more good than bad, and is full of exciting opportunities and and experiences which challenge your comfort zone by just the right amount. God bless you all.
There's a bit of a down for me about one particular scene with Sarah, Yaz, Nick, well pretty much everyone in the storage room. When Sarah is laying into how weird it is that Nick still keeps some of his exes' things, while the dude is right there and he's just like "well, guess I'll just die now!" She technically drove Nick to suicide by Dalek because she couldn't suppress that moment of "let me make this moment embarrassingly awkward for everyone, including Nick." I don't know, maybe it was just me, but I didn't like that critical moment from Sarah. I'm kinda mixed on the Stormtrooper levels of accuracy from the Daleks' gatling gun in some scenes, but it still made for an enjoyable episode/special either way.
My Dad who has been a fan of Doctor Who since the 70s said that Eve Of The Daleks is one of the best episodes he has seen since Chris Chibnall took over.
Had Sean voice in my head again for this special, so glad you and I had the same jarring moment when Aisling had the turn moment, and agree entirely with you Doctor/Yas announcement. 👍 good work Sir .... Good Work 😀
I wasn't a fan of how long it took the Dalek to shoot through the Storage Room door. I get that the crew needed time to talk, but that Dalek was firing away for a good minute before it broke through.
And it took about 5 seconds for 2 daleks to completely annihilate each other. From watching the show for years my mind tells me I would never be able to destroy a daleks armor with something like a hammer, but give me a few minutes with the hammer on the door and I'll have a huge hole for you... They totally fucked it up
@@garethdowson exactly. A lot of what I disliked about this episode is things like that. you know, awesome little bits that would have been great if there wasn't something equal to drag it down instead. Still, I'm basically putting this at the top of my list for the whole chibnail run, because while it wasn't all great it just feels like a bland episode the same way some of Tennant's were sometimes just there. But what a sh*tshow it has been if a bland episode can excite me more than the actual important ones 😅
The human race's memories of the Doctor and 'his' exploits are entirely subjective to whomsoever writes the adventure. Bradley Walsh's Graham didn't even believe in aliens in Jodie's first episode despite many successive stories of attempted invasion by different species of alien. We never got a satisfactory explanation as to why Amy didn't recognise Daleks. These things are either forgotten by the lazy writers or the reasoning is never properly laid bare for us poor mugs watching.
Has anyone got any clue as to why Karl the crane guy from the woman who fell to earth was randomly dropped into this story? Why is he just there in Manchester at New Years? Just seemed a bit random and pointless to me. Generally an enjoyable episode though and Sarah is without a doubt the standout character from this story. Looking forward to the return of the sea devils too, I hope they are handled well.
I'm still not sure about this Yaz and 13 thing. Yaz has never had a well developed character as someone impressive. And she has never shown any sense that she finds Yaz to be all that brilliant on this scale. Remember, he married River Song so the bar has been raised so high that Yaz can't reach that. Rose absorbed the damn time vortex to wipe out the Daleks so Yaz isn't even at Rose levels. Yaz isn't even at Amy Pond levels - mother of River Song, helped fix all of space and time, helped saved the universe. 13 suffered for billions of years in the confession dial to save his impossible girl but never fell for her like that. Not even Martha levels - the one who walked the surface of the globe for like a year to tell the story that saved the world. It would feel very forced if 13 reciprocated these feelings in the context of modern day Who. Just haven't done the leg work to justify it. Otherwise, fantastic episode. Chibnall has been generally a main of big ideas who fluffs the execution because he's crap at character development. But when his ideas are contained within a simple story where he's not going beyond his capabilities, he seems to shine. It's not among the best episodes of the modern era but it at least takes us back to when Who was less hit and miss.
I thought I was still drunk! Your T-shirt (which is awesome by the way.) is so tight I thought it was painted on! It’s only because of seeing the microphone attached to it I realized that it was real. 🤦🏽♀️🤣🤣🤣
If you listen carefully to what Sarah says to the Doctor, she doesn't say "That's your fault, not mine." She says, "That's your forte, not mine." She's saying that solutions are the Doctor's specialty.
I loved it. I hated how it ended just because it had to end, cuz for one moment you have Dan just running around it and the next he just stands still letting it kill him. He could have possibly stalled that one dalek by himself for minutes and then bring in the reveal that there's now more than one dalek because Dan the Man outsmarted the first one by basically dancing around it and now the second one comes in from the sideline surprising Dan by killing him instantly and surprising us too if they don't show us the second one first. Does that make sense?
This is now one of my favorite Doctor Who episodes. Flux had so much go wrong with it (in part due to having to suddenly last second have to eliminate an entire planned episode and then fit the contents of that episode into the others,) but this...this was more like the Doctor Who since 2005. Actually, this episode also would have worked with Nine, Rose, and Captain Jack instead of 13, Yaz and Dan, and I felt an "aha" moment when I realized that during the episode. Thanx for your thoughts on DW as always! ~Be Blessed
I think we got a glimpse of real Doctorhood from 13 this time. she was planning not just reacting. 'if we lay a false trail in this loop it will give us a slim advantage in the last one.'
I still think the problem with the Daleks aim is a depth perception issue as they only have the one eye stalk. Other than that, just the one question, why did the Tardis land there and not on the beech, I don't know about you but I would have checked before I hit the Big Red reset button. Oh yeah, Happy Who Year everyone.
Eleven asked Amy why she didn't remember all those invasions. Twelve asked some university students about the Monks' takeover of the Earth. Find those episodes and you will know why the side characters don't remember the alien (or Silurian or Sea Devil) invasions.
This was something I never thought I'd see on Doctor Who, a terrible episode featuring the Daleks. Have they been taking firing lessons from Stormtroopers, considering their failure to hit a moving target?
Question ; The woman pointed out that if the man died before a minute after the the time loop started he would stay dead, she then got killed in the lift at the front in less than a minute, but still came back.
The way everyone just stands around and dies on the first loop, just cause the sonic didnt work just really annoys me. Like really? You have time to be upset about your own death?
Don't know what you mean. Emily Deschanel is not in Doctor Who (this or any other ep), and she's not British. Comedian Aisling Bea was the lead guest actor (playing Sarah).
@@andrewmurray1550 aww is the bot broken or is the human being purposely obtuse;) mmmm ? Genuine question, I mean I never failed executing a Turing (voight kampf) test but I forseen a challenge?
So many shows dealt with Time Loops. Star Trek did that, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. did that, and so many others... About Daleks being a bad shot...Storm Troopers anyone? About Yaz falling for the Doctor. I remind you of Jack addressing Martha liking the Doctor "You too, huh" ... Who doesn't fall for the Doctor?
Small thing, but I personally liked how some of the taxidermied animals in that one vault were pretty obscure species... even stuffed, it's nice for caracals to see *some* acknowledgment. Kitten steps, you know. ...though I guess I'm still waiting to see any 'nebulosa'.... Meantime, though, when the 21st doctor regenerates into a feline, I'm not so sure what species they'll be anymore :D
I loved this episode I thought it was really good, it wasn’t without its flaws but it was still great and one of Chibnals best in my opinion. I loved the Daleks in this episode I thought they were very intimidating, cruel, calculating, menacing and also cunning like they used to be in the classic series and I really liked that. I also loved the New Dalek Gun Design, made it epic. Ik people are complaining that they should be able to hit a moving target that isn’t that far away from them but actually it’s much harder to hit a moving target than people would think it’s more difficult because of how fast they move, when you shot, what angle the bullet is heading etc. I also loved the Daleks having a lot of funny dialogue with the supporting Cast it was interesting and they weren’t acting like typical Dalek soldiers. I loved the moment where Dan walked straight up to the Dalek and taps in on the eye 👁 I thought it was very funny and brave. I actually liked Sarah attacking the Doctor and calling her out for causing the problem because, I feel it’s something that isn’t done enough. Usually the Guest stars just blindly follow the Doctor without asking questions and are killed. There were some awkward scenes as well but it was still good and didn’t subtract from the overall story. I am also really excited to see the return of the Seadevils because, we haven’t seen them since 1984s 5th Doctor story Warriors Of The Deep, it’s gonna be awesome. I only had two things I didn’t like from the story, I’m sorry to those who are a fan of it but personally I really am not a fan of Yaz having Romantic Feelings for the Doctor because personally I’m not a fan of companions having romantic relationships with the Doctor because it hardly ever works the perfect example being Rose with the Tenth Doctor (Ik I can feel the Karen’s replying to me already but please allow me to explain my reasoning). Personally I felt that Rose spent the whole time fan girling over the Doctor constantly flirting and wining with him If she didn’t get her way. I also hated how Martha’s time in the Tardis was constantly overshadowed by Rose because the doctor was still being petty at the fact he didn’t have Rose with him. That’s why I loved Donna and Amy because they didn’t have a romantic relationship with him (yes Ik Amy sort of did in the beginning but she realised that Rory was always the one for her so she doesn’t count). My only other slight nitpick is that I found it weird that when the doctor and co are hiding from the Dalek that the Dalek didn’t just blow the door open to begin with as we see it do this later anyway (I am simply Nitpicking here as Ik it was to help build up the suspense and Tension). Overall a great episode and it gets a 9/10 from me xx
I despised the way that Martha's character was portrayed as developing this crush on the Doctor and having this long-term jealousy over Rose. I loved Martha overall, though. I thought the Doctor missing/mourning Rose was alright, but I can see why it would bother some people the way it was portrayed. The Tenth Doctor is my favorite but I still recognize that he was not always the nicest or fairest person to his friends, Martha most especially. I thought that Amy's crush on the Doctor was annoying until I realized that it was written in sort of as a way to highlight her choosing of Rory as her actual love, and acknowledging that even if we are in love we can develop crushes/attractions for other people, but that doesn't mean that the person we love stops being the right one for us. It's something that didn't work for me at first but it did over time, as I saw how much Amy really did love Rory. I have no opinion of 13 and Yaz; I haven't watched enough of 13's run to see how they fit with Yaz. I enjoyed reading your opinion :)
@@tsuritsa3105 thank you for replying with a kind comment and I enjoyed reading your opinion, personally the only part I didn’t like about Martha was her developing a crush on the Doctor, I don’t mind her being jealous of Rose as tbh it’s pretty understandable when the Tenth Doctor brings her up almost every opportunity. The tenth doctor is My third favourite Doctor as he’s slightly over taken By Peter Capaldi at spot 2 and Matt Smith at Number 1. I don’t hate David Tennant’s era quite the opposite I love his era Especially series 4 which is his best series in my opinion, he’s just not my Favourite Doctor. I’m just not a fan of companions having a romantic relationship with the Doctor because it tends to be the main focus between the two when it is established and it usually goes horribly wrong which I don’t like. Rose is my least favourite companion and I feel bad about it because she was the first New Series companion, I just feel she hasn’t aged well at all especially in series 2 (I am referring to her attitude etc) however my opinion may change later down the line if Thasmin as ppl like to call them do work out effectively with 2 episodes to go, we shall see. I also completely agree with your comment about Amy at first I was like ohh god not another Rose and then I saw how it ultimately made her realise that Rory was always the perfect man for her especially after he waited 2000 years outside a box for her just to keep her safe, if that’s not love and dedication idk what Is. Xx
Never okay to be outed...how do you know she's not already out but unseen....would it have been okay if the Dr was male? It sounds like it okay to let someone know they have an admirer only if they are of the opposite sex but same sex no no no....I thought we had moved on from this. So Dan being a friend and cutting through the awkwardness was defo a thumbs up for me
Well as one of the many who has felt dreadfully let down by the Chibnall catastrophe of nearly destroying Doctor Who for good I can say this was the first, and maybe the only Whittaker episode of Who that I really enjoyed from beginning to end. Yes one can nit pick. That has almost become a full time hobby with those of a rather aggressive disposition and in this story it was the Dalek not able to simply blow up a metal roller door. The Doctor's comedic line doesn't save this silliness. However I felt at last an engagement with the characters. Compared to the recent Flux, and the prior two seasons, this was a refreshing episode in that it felt like old time Who. Yes that is a conundrum. Whittaker was given some decent dialogue for a change and her side kicks felt like genuine people we could care about. We had a soundtrack/score which had elements of musicality to it and not just dull ambient sound effects. Yes we have the Daleks again (but would you rather the talking ribbons from Jodie's second episode). And another plus was guest characters with genuine personality. Personally I found the character played by Aisling Bea quite delightful. Now we need to get rid of the excessive use of the sonic screw driver and over exposition spoken to the audience direct from the Doctor herself. This may not be an all time classic but if you think back to series 11 then this is a huge improvement a very long time in coming. It is as if Chibnall begrudgingly has been forced to adopt the changes viewers, not just fans, were begging for. This can not avoid the fact he is a writer of very limited capacity (at least with D.W.) but any improvements were taken with pleasant surprise. Add on: Sorry but as much as I love the two guest stars for me the romantic ending felt false. Not that I really cared. I thought they would make a more best buddies relationship. Great characters though.
Question ; At the start of each new timeloop the famous five popped back into existence, but I could not work out the logic of where they appeared. Each loop started a minute after the next so I thought they would all be a minute futher on, but the Doctor and crew always appeared outside the Tardis and the woman by the front doors. Even by the second loop the Doctor should have appeared a minutes run away from the tardis.
Ironically this is the first time in Jodie’s run (actually and her opening episode) I’ve felt comfortable and at ease with her Doctor. I also agree that it was great the way Yaz and Dr plot thread was handled. I loved Sarah in this episode 👏🏾👏🏾
Honestly I thought the episode was quite good. mostly The TARDIS was the highlight for me... The Reset sequence at the beginning was amazing in my opinion. I'm guessing that is what happened during The Eleventh Hour from the destruction in The End Of Time and what happened after the dematerialisation in Twice Upon A Time. It was nice to see the reset in action.
Question : why do they all think the time loop ends at midnight ? There is no reason why it should. Did I miss something ? It could end at 5 to midnight, 5 past midnight, half seven in the morning, or even three years later. Was it a case of it is new years eve so it is an obvious story detail. Also once the last loop started was there any need to finish by midnight as tjey would not be looped back ?
Episode was poor. But once again Jodie put her foot down and again it was believable. Both here and in Flux she's finally come into her own as the character after two initial seasons where she just didn't hit the mark. I think it's a real shame she's decided to call it a day just as she has found her footing
I get the feeling one of the final two episodes will be on February 14th. They confess their love, then the doctor regens into a man, and Yaz is no longer interested.
To me, the only downside was that I think it was a bit late and a bit out of nowhere to bring up yaz and the doctor because they are both leaving soon. I mean yeah, it's sweet especially I'm part of the LGBT community but I'm just more thinking about what's going to happen in the future
